Sochocin

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Sochocin

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Sochocin church.jpg

| image_caption = Church of Saint John the Baptist

| image_flag =

| image_shield = POL gmina Sochocin COA.svg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Masovian

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Płońsk

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Sochocin

| established_title = Town rights

| established_date = 1385

| coordinates = {{coord|52|41|N|20|28|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}

| pushpin_map = Poland

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 1945

| registration_plate = WPN

| blank_name_sec2 = National roads

| blank_info_sec2 = File:DK50-PL.svg

| website = http://www.sochocin.pl

}}

Sochocin {{IPAc-pl|s|o|'|h|o|ć|i|n}} is a town in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sochocin.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Płońsk and {{convert|64|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Warsaw.

The town has a population of 1,945.

History

During the Polish–Soviet War, on August 14–15, 1920, it was the site of a battle between Poles and the invading Russian 15th Army, won by the Poles.{{cite journal|last=Kowalski|first=Andrzej|year=1995|title=Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.|journal=Niepodległość i Pamięć|language=pl|publisher=Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie|issue=2/2 (3)|page=158|issn=1427-1443}}

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1941, the German gendermerie expelled the entire Polish population of the settlement, which was then enslaved as forced labour in the county and region, while the houses and farms were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.{{cite book|last=Wardzyńska|first=Maria|year=2017|title=Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=IPN|pages=408–409|isbn=978-83-8098-174-4}}

Sports

The local football club is Wkra Sochocin.{{cite web|url=http://wkrasochocin.futbolowo.pl|title=GKS Wkra Sochocin|access-date=8 January 2023|language=pl}} It competes in the lower leagues.

References

External links

[http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/sochocin/ Jewish Community in Sochocin] on Virtual Shtetl

Category:Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship

Category:Płońsk County

Category:Holocaust locations in Poland